I decided to return the item to eBay. I shall probably buy a mains-powered DVD reader to display DVDs on a stand-alone desktop monitor. Such devices will...
Tag - Hardware Compatibility
Hi Graeme.The "hidden" cable has the blue inner that shows it's USB3 and I am guessing that this is the data cable, and that the extra, supplied cable is for...
Well at least that's some progress , however I'm a bit confused so a couple of questions firstly this other cable you found is it USB? and if so does that mean...
Hi Graeme.Well, this is partly embarassing. At first none of your tests produced anything, but I've just discovered that there is a secret integral cable...
Hi KeithI think it's unlikely the DVD player is incompatible with Ubuntu 20.04, especially if your USB ports are USB 3 and the player is likewise, if I...
I had a closer look (ought to have done it earlier!) at the DVD eBay page and it does say USB3. However, although it lists support for many Windows and Mac...
Yeah, if it's a new device I would be somewhat surprised if it was USB2 .. all machines from 2012 (ish) onwards, or maybe even earlier should be USB3, just...
Although the USB sockets on the laptop are black rather than the the conventonal blue for USB3, I looked up the specs of my E5570 and sure enough the three USB...
Ok .. so .. maybe .. your new device should be USB-3 (or 3.1) and your laptop is "probably" 3.0 (?) and you're using a 2.0 cable. (4 wires instead of 9 in USB...
I had to buy one specially as I didn't have one "in stock" - USB type A. Just the old-fashioned square corner type. The first DVD player I bought (and didn't...